Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 20001. Section 20001.
Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this chapter govern the construction of this division.
CHAPTER 1. Definitions [20001. - 20030.]
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC 1.
in effectCal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 20002. Section 20002.
“Animal,” “calf,” and “cattle” mean only bovine animals.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 20003. Section 20003.
“Brand” means a design which is permanently impressed on the hide of an animal by burning with acid, a chemical compound, or a hot iron.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 20004. Section 20004.
“Brand” includes “brand and mark” if a mark is recorded or used with a brand.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 20005. Section 20005.
“Bureau” means the Bureau of Livestock Identification.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 20006. Section 20006.
“Carcass” means the carcass of an animal.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 20007. Section 20007.
“Cattle record brand” means a brand used to classify an animal for the purpose of keeping records which relate to the animal.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 20008. Section 20008.
“Chief” means the Chief of the Bureau of Livestock Identification.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 20009. Section 20009.
“Hide” means the hide of an animal.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 20010. Section 20010.
“Inspector” means a hide and brand inspector. It includes the chief, regional brand supervisors, senior brand inspectors, investigators, and persons employed on a collaborative basis pursuant to Section 483 to carry out this division.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 20011. Section 20011.
“Mark” means a design which is cut into or from the ear, dewlap, or other part of an animal.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 20012. Section 20012.
“Vent” means a design which is permanently impressed on the hide of a branded animal for the purpose of voiding the prior brand.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 20013. Section 20013.
“Feedlot” means a beef cattle feedlot or feed yard having more than 500 head of cattle at one time during the calendar year in which cattle are being fed for slaughter.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 20014. Section 20014.
“Beef cattle” means bovine animals of any breed being grown primarily for meat production.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 20015. Section 20015.
“Registered feedlot” means a feedlot defined in Section 20013 that is registered with the bureau in accordance with Sections 21081 and 21082.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 20016. Section 20016.
“Licensed frozen food locker plant” means an establishment defined and licensed pursuant to Chapter 14 (commencing with Section 28800) of Division 22 of the Health and Safety Code.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 20017. Section 20017.
“Modified point-of-origin inspection area” means any area designated by the director, by regulation, pursuant to Section 21111.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 20018. Section 20018.
“Upon entry into a registered feedlot” means brand inspection of the cattle as soon after arrival at the feedlot as is consistent with the provisions of Section 21172.5.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 20019. Section 20019.
“Processor” means an establishment in which, for compensation directly or indirectly, meat or meat products are cut, wrapped, or frozen to be delivered for frozen storage by the ultimate customer.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 20020. Section 20020.
“Point of sale” as used in Section 22004.1 means the first place where the transaction occurs when the hide is sold or otherwise transferred by the person who slaughtered the animal.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 20021. Section 20021.
“Modified point of origin inspection,” as provided in Sections 21111 and 21112, pertains only to the inspection of cattle where there is no sale within a designated modified point of origin inspection area prior to transportation for pasture-to-pasture purposes when crossing the area boundary.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 20022. Section 20022.
“Full point of origin inspection area” means any area designated by the director, by regulation, pursuant to Sections 21141 and 21141.5.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 20023. Section 20023.
“Full point of origin inspection” as provided in Sections 21141 and 21141.5 means the inspection of all cattle, except as herein excepted, prior to transportation across the area boundary. However, pasture-to-pasture movement within the area is permitted without inspection, and cattle moving to a destination point within the area shall pay the destination inspection fee only.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 20024. Section 20024.
“Destination point inspection” means the inspection of cattle within the California borders after shipment directly to a posted stockyard, public salesyard, private cattle sales market, licensed slaughterhouse, or registered feedlot, without prior inspection.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 20025. Section 20025.
“Cattle movement” means the transportation of cattle by vehicle or herding, such as a drive of an animal herd.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 20026. Section 20026.
“Private treaty transaction,” as used in this division, means the transfer of ownership of cattle or livestock by agreement or contract, at a point other than a destination point.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 20027. Section 20027.
“Pasture-to-pasture movement” means transportation of cattle, or leading or herding from one feeding or pasture premise to another feeding or pasture premise with no change of ownership.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 20028. Section 20028.
“Transportation, transport, or transporting” as used in this division means to carry livestock from one place to another by means of a vehicle which may be propelled, moved, or drawn on land or water, or may be airborne.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 20029. Section 20029.
“Shipper” means any person who transfers cattle from one geographical location to another.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 20030. Section 20030.
“Licensed slaughterer” means any person who is in the business of slaughtering bovine animals and who has applied to and been issued a grant of inspection by the United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service.
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